Screenplay: Franz Kafka

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Anthony Perkins · Romy Schneider · Jeanne Moreau · Orson Welles

Synopsis The Trial (1962) begins with Josef K. waking up to find police officers in his room, informing him that he is under arrest, though the charges against him remain unclear. Driven by a desire to understand the allegations and assert...

Direction Danièle Huillet · Jean-Marie Straub

Cast Christian Neinisch · Nazzareno Bianconi · Mario Adorf · Harun Farocki

Synopsis Class Relations (1984) is an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s unfinished first novel, AMERIKA, chronicling the peculiar journey of 17-year-old Karl Rossmann. A responsible German youth from a bourgeois background, Karl is dispatched to America by his parents to escape a...

Direction Aleksei Balabanov

Cast Nikolai Stotsky · Svetlana Pismichenko · Anvar Libabov · Viktor Sukhorukov

Direction Koji Yamamura

Synopsis A Country Doctor (S) (2007) is a 2007 animated feature directed by Koji Yamamura, offering a faithful adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story "A Country Doctor." This film has garnered critical acclaim and has been recognized with multiple awards, including...

Direction Valeri Fokin

Cast Yevgeny Mironov · Igor Kvasha · Tatyana Lavrova · Avangard Leontyev

Direction Jan Nemec

Cast Heinz Bennent · Zdenka Procházková · Edwige Pierre · Achim Strietzel

Direction Jean-Marie Straub

Cast Barbara Ulrich · Giorgio Passerone · Jean-Marie Straub

Synopsis Jackals and Arabs (S) (2011) follows the journey of a European explorer from the North, guided by Arab companions, as they set up camp in the vast desert. As darkness descends and the Arabs are away, the traveler encounters a...

Direction Masao Adachi

Cast Ukan Abeta · Shoichi Honda · Juri Ihata · Hiroko Ito

Synopsis Artist of Fasting (2016) follows the story of a mysterious man who suddenly appears and takes a seat on a bustling street. A curious boy, intrigued by the man's silent presence, attempts to engage him in conversation, but the man...

Direction Caroline Leaf

Direction Michael Haneke

Cast Ulrich Mühe · Susanne Lothar · André Eisermann · Johannes Silberschneider

Synopsis The Castle (TV) (1997) is Michael Haneke's adaptation of Franz Kafka's incomplete prose work of the same name. The television film chronicles the struggles of a land surveyor named 'K', as he grapples with the inscrutable bureaucracy of a government...

Direction Georg Maas · Judith Kaufmann

Cast Henriette Confurius · Sabin Tambrea · Manuel Rubey · Luise Aschenbrenner

Synopsis The Glory of Life (2024) delves into the final twelve months of Franz Kafka's existence, unveiling an unexpected and poignant romantic narrative that unfolds against the backdrop of his declining health and literary pursuits. The film explores the complexities of...

Direction Fran Estévez

Cast Nacho Castaño · Cristal Álvarez

Direction David Hugh Jones

Cast Kyle MacLachlan · Anthony Hopkins · Jason Robards · Juliet Stevenson

Synopsis The Trial (1993) follows the perplexing journey of Joseph K., who wakes up to discover two enigmatic men in his room, informing him of his arrest. The peculiarity of his situation deepens as he is not informed of the charges...

Direction Theodore Ushev

Direction Raoul Ruiz

Cast Mónica Echeverría · Luis Alarcón · Aníbal Reyna · Nelson Villagra

Direction Lorenza Mazzetti

Cast Michael Andrews · Claude Rogers · Mary Rava · Hilary Morris

Synopsis K (1954) follows the unsettling journey of a young man who awakens one morning to find himself paralyzed, unable to move his body. The film delves into his struggle to understand and cope with this sudden and inexplicable condition, exploring...

Direction Carles Mira

Cast José Luis Gómez

Synopsis Un informe para una academia (1975) is a concise television movie that presents a unique adaptation of a work by Franz Kafka. Carles Mira takes the helm in bringing Kafka's narrative to life, offering viewers a compelling and thought-provoking experience....

Direction Péter Karácsony

Cast Zsolt Trill · László Fehér · Csaba Krisztik · Zoltán Mucsi

Synopsis Csótány (S) (2018) is a film inspired by Franz Kafka's short story "The Married Couple." The story revolves around György, a con artist who is in dire need of money. He attempts to sell his homemade cure-all remedy to an...

Direction Konstantin Seliverstov

Cast Anton Shvarts · Natalya Shamina · Zoya Buryak · Aleksandr Anisimov

Synopsis The Castle (2016) unfolds in a desolate, snow-laden village where a man known only as K. materializes without explanation. The village is dominated by an enigmatic Castle, inaccessible to outsiders and the source of all authority. K. introduces himself to...

Direction Oscar Barney Finn

Cast Alfredo Alcón · Osvaldo Bonet · Lucrecia Capello · María José Demare